Family Health Care Affordability Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/26/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-26Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2019-03-26Introduced in House
- 2019-03-26Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-26 (00)
Family Health Care Affordability Act of 2019
This bill modifies the requirement for determining the affordability of employer-sponsored minimum essential health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). (Under current law, the coverage is unaffordable, and an employee may be eligible for premium assistance tax credits, if the employee's required contribution for an individual plan exceeds 9.5% of household income.)
The bill specifies that, with respect to an employee's family members who are eligible to enroll in the plan, affordability must be determined using the cost of family coverage rather than individual coverage to expand the eligibility of families for premium assistance tax credits.
Cosponsors (3)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Income tax credits
- Tax treatment of families
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